page_title: Carabobo
section_title: Basin of Lake Valencia
hierarchical_section_title: Carabobo / Geography / Hydrography / Basin of Lake Valencia
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Valencia
context_page_description: Carabobo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The capital city of this state is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is 4,369 km² and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 2,245,744.
  Carabobo State was the site of the Battle of Carabobo on 24 June 1821. This was a decisive win in the war of independence from Spain, and was led by Simón Bolívar.
context_section_description: Rivers:
  Cabriales River, crosses Valencia from north to south.
  Güigüe River, flows into the south of Valencia Lake.
  Guacara River, flows into the northern shore of Lake Valencia
  Los Guayos River, which flows into the north shore of Valencia Lake, is in danger of disappearing.
  All these rivers used to flow into Lake Valencia, although the waters of the Cabriales River have been diverted to the Paíto.
caption: Valencia Lake
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